I-search Background 2

A couple of years ago my father was working at the paper mill in Lincoln, Maine when he had got into some type of material called asbestos. Asbestos is a type of mineral fiber that has been used commonly in a variety of building construction materials for insulation and as a fire-retardant. (http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asbestos.html) Several asbestos products have been banned because this material is known to cause cancer. When my father was told about what type of material he had got into he was told that he immediately needed to make an appointment with his physician and be checked and told the damage that asbestos can cause. He was told the damage that asbestos causes, which is cancer. The physician told him that when they find out that he has cancer than it will most likely be too late to treat it. The things that we were told gave us all a scare. We have had family members that have been diagnosed with lung cancer but I never thought it would be my dad that would have it. Every day that goes by my family and I wonder if my father has cancer or how long my father will actually be around.